2010 National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) Wave 1

NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF
EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS

Wave 1 Submittal for 2010
VOLUME II
Part 3d
BACKGROUND QUESTIONS
FOR 2010 ASSESSMENT

Student Grade 12 Geography Questions

Part 3d contains:
Student Grade 12 Geography Questions
The amount of time estimated to complete this form is 15 minutes.

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Student Questionnaire
Geography — Grade 12
Section 4
This section has 16 questions. Mark your answers in your booklet. Fill in only one
oval for each question except where instructed otherwise.

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1. Did you take or do you expect to take a geography course in the following
grades? Fill in one oval on each line. [12]

a. 9th grade
b. 10th grade
c. 11th grade
d. 12th grade

Yes

No

A
A
A
A

B
B
B
B

I don’t
know.
C
C
C
C

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2. In this school year, how often have you learned about geography? [8/12]
A Never or hardly ever
B A few times a year
C Once or twice a month
D Once or twice a week
E Every day or almost every day

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3. How often have you studied the following geography skills and topics in school?
Fill in one oval on each line. [8/12]

a. Using maps and globes
b. Natural resources (for
example, oil, forests,
and water)
c. Countries and cultures
d. Environmental issues
(for example, pollution
and recycling)

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every
day

Once or
twice a
week

Once or
twice a
month

A
A

B
B

C
C

Never
or
hardly
ever
D
D

A
A

B
B

C
C

D
D

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4. Indicate how often you do each of the following when you study social studies or
geography in school. Fill in one oval on each line. [8/12]
Never

a. Read material from
a textbook
b. Read extra material
not in the regular
textbook (e.g.,
magazines, maps,
charts, or cartoons)
c. Discuss the
material studied
d. Write short answers
(a paragraph or less)
to questions
e. Write a report
f. Work on a group
project
g. Give a presentation
to the class on the
topic being studied
h. Watch movies or
videos
i. Take a test or quiz
j. Go on field trips or
have outside
speakers
k. Use the books or
computers in the
library to do
schoolwork
l. Listen to
information
presented online

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A few
times a
year
B

Once or
twice a
month
C

Once or
twice a
week
D

Almost
every
day
E

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B

C

D

E

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B

C

D

E

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B

C

D

E

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A
A

B
B

C
C

D
D

E
E

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A

B

C

D

E

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A

B

C

D

E

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A
A

B
B

C
C

D
D

E
E

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B

C

D

E

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B

C

D

E

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5. This year, how often have you used computers at school for studying geography?
[12]
A Never or hardly ever
B Once every few weeks
C About once a week
D Two or three times a week
E Every day

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6. Think about all the courses since the 9th grade in which you have studied history
or geography. To what extent have you used computers to do the following? For
this question include both class work and homework assignments. [12]

a. Did research projects
about topics in history
or geography using a cd
or the Internet
b. Used computer
programs in which you
play the role of an
explorer, geographer,
anthropologist, or
historian
c. Created or used maps
using geographic
information systems
(GIS)
d. Put history or
geography information
into tables, charts, or
graphs on the computer
e. Wrote reports or other
things about history or
geography on the
computer
f. Combined words,
images, and sounds to
create multimedia
reports or projects about
history or geography
g. Used e-mail or the
internet to
communicate with
others about history or
geography

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all
A

Small
extent
B

Moderate
extent
C

Large
extent
D

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B

C

D

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B

C

D

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B

C

D

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B

C

D

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B

C

D

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B

C

D

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7. When you study social studies or geography, how often do you agree with the
following statements? Fill in one oval on each line. [8/12]

a. I have a clear
understanding
of what my
social studies
or geography
teacher is
asking me to
do.
b. The social
studies or
geography
work is easy.
c. The social
studies or
geography
work is
difficult.
d. The social
studies or
geography
work is
interesting.

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or
hardly
ever
A
B

Often

C

Always
or
almost
always
D

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A

B

C

D

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B

C

D

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A

B

C

D

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8. How much do you agree that social studies or geography is one of your favorite
subjects? [8/12]
A Not at all
B A little
C A lot

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9. Are you currently enrolled in or have you taken an International Baccalaureate
course in geography?
A Yes
B No
C I don’t know.

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10. Are you currently enrolled in or have you taken an Advanced Placement course
in Human Geography? [12]
A Yes
B No

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11. Are you currently enrolled in or have you taken any online geography courses for
high school or college credit? [12]
A Yes
B No
C I don’t know.

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12. How much education do you think you will complete? [12]
A I will not finish high school.
B I will graduate from high school.
C I will have some education after high school.
D I will graduate from college.
E I will go to graduate school.
F I don’t know.

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13. What do you expect that your main activity will be in the year after you leave
high school? [12]
A Working full time
B Attending a vocational, technical, or business school
C Attending a two-year college
D Attending a four-year college, service academy, or university
E Serving in the military
F Other

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14. How hard was this test compared to most other tests you have taken this year in
school? [4/8/12]
A Easier than other tests
B About as hard as other tests
C Harder than other tests
D Much harder than other tests
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15. How hard did you try on this test compared to how hard you tried on most other
tests you have taken this year in school? [4/8/12]
A Not as hard as on other tests
B About as hard as on other tests
C Harder than on other tests
D Much harder than on other tests

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16. How important was it to you to do well on this test? [4/8/12]
A Not very important
B Somewhat important
C Important
D Very important

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